Final Fantasy XIII-2 hits Japan, December 15

Square Enix has just announced that Final Fantasy XIII-2 will be arriving in Japan on December 15. Sera and Noel continue Final Fantasy XIII’s storyline on both the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.

As with most Final Fantasy release, you’ll be able to get a bundle of the game that includes a special, limited edition console (PS3 only) called PlayStation 3 Final Fantasy XIII-2 Lightning Edition Ver.2. The new console is a stark contrast to the limited edition Lightning PS3 and Final Fantasy Special Edition Xbox 360 bundles for the original game.

Both the PS3 and the 360 versions of the game will retail for ¥7,980. The Limited Edition PS3 bundle will cost would be buyers ¥37,960.

A bit of good news to Final Fantasy XIII fans is that the US and Asian (Japanese voices + English subs FTW!) release of the game will be on January 31, 2012. The European release is set for February 3, 2012.